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Photographer  Carsten Ranke {Karma:14476}
Project #20 Classic Landscape Camera Model Canon 300D
Categories Landscape
Nature
From The Field
Film Format
Portfolio Landscape
Lens EF-S 10-22 mm
Uploaded 5/5/2005 Film / Memory Type IBM 1GB Microdrive
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 6026 Shutter 1/125
Favorites 12  Aperture f/8.0
Critiques 109 Rating
6.34
/ 44 Ratings
Location City -  Mariazell
State - 
Country - Germany   Germany
About At last, our meadows bloom - it was quite cold until now. My first shot with a grad ND filter (3 stops), and a circular polarizer. ND was positioned handheld, because of vignetting of the filter holder together with the polarizer. To get maximum FOV, this was shot @ 10 mm (16 mm in film terms, 100? FOV) as vertical panorama of two landscape format RAW shots, stitched together manually in PS. The ND technique is probably better than my usual approach with composites of highlight and shadow TIFFs in PS: tonal quality is better because tonal manipulation is less often necessary, dynamic range of a scenery is caught in a single RAW file.
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There are 109 Comments in 1 Pages
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Babai Dwibedi Babai Dwibedi   {K:653} 6/22/2011
Congrats
Classic Shot
Regards
Babai:)

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Yusuf Arapoğlu   {K:8} 6/16/2011
It is just so awesome. Good shot

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Len Webster Len Webster   {K:25714} 6/6/2011
Glad this was resurrected from the past. Very moody landscape. Great!!

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Antonia BauerleinSehnert   {K:30599} 5/3/2011
Hi Carsten, I still love this shot!!!!

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Alejandro Vicente Fassio   {K:342} 4/18/2011
EXCELLENT, SHOT

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soumya  soumya     {K:13087} 4/12/2011
this is a WOW shot. great dynamic range!

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pasquale ale angelini pasquale ale angelini   {K:2543} 3/30/2011
Molto bella, ha una grazia particolare!
Ciao
Piero
fotopan.com

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Ygal Shalhevet   {K:410} 3/13/2011
Interesting photo, I like the contrast between the yellow field and the dark sky.

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pasquale ale angelini pasquale ale angelini   {K:2543} 3/13/2011
Molto bella!
Ciao
Angelini Fotopan

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Ahmad AL-Jabr Ahmad AL-Jabr   {K:889} 3/11/2011
One of the most beautiful landscapes I've ever seen

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Shima Garnavi Shima Garnavi   {K:424} 3/7/2011
wow, what a beautiful nature

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Beth Sherwood   {K:226} 3/7/2011
I'm a sucker for storm clouds. Great shot!

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Michele Beccia Michele Beccia   {K:16477} 3/2/2011
Excellent capture regards!:)

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Gregory Moore   {K:8} 2/26/2011
Great contrast between clouds and flowers

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Brenzef Shopovlev   {K:789} 2/20/2011
Very nice!!!

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Michele Beccia Michele Beccia   {K:16477} 2/20/2011
Excellent landscape! Regards:)

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SANJEEV  BHAGWAT   {K:2106} 6/14/2010
excellent capture & also very neatly written info of the capture method....
However I didnt understand some terminology...
I need to search net for that
Once again congratulations for a great shot
Regrds

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Meshal Abdullah   {K:54} 6/13/2010
amazing job !

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Emilia Garbera - Herghelegiu Emilia Garbera - Herghelegiu   {K:1397} 2/6/2008
Excellent landscape,scenery.Beautiful clouds!
Hug.
Emilia.

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 11/17/2005
Blush ! Thank you for your generous words - I am an amateur, but I try hard to learn, thanks also to all UF members ;-)

Cheers

Carsten

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andrea giuseppe   {K:3122} 11/16/2005
I'm watching your portfolio and I have to say that you are a great landscaper, the best I ever saw, Do you want to get the same fame of Ansel Adams?
Bye

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cerebral marv cerebral marv   {K:217} 10/23/2005
absolutely beautiful perspective

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Ursula Luschnig Ursula Luschnig   {K:21723} 10/23/2005
Super! Gratuliere zu SC!!!
Schönen Sonntag,Ursula

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Kevin H Kevin H   {K:22502} 10/22/2005
Great shot with beautiful colors and sharpness. I would crop just a little bit at the top to add more focus on the flowers. Keep up the good work.

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Dino Lupani Dino Lupani   {K:15142} 10/22/2005
My best congrats Carsten.
Ciao

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神 風 神 風   {K:10665} 10/22/2005
Congrats Carsten on being 'Featured Staff Choice' of the day and what a great image to represent you!

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matija s   {K:323} 10/22/2005
very beautiful!

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Jim Goldstein   {K:21230} 10/22/2005
Very dramatic scene! Congratulations on the SC award.

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 10/22/2005
new best congrats Carsten..
hapy week end
roby

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Mary Brown   {K:71879} 10/22/2005
Congratulations on SC and being featured on the Home Page for this marvelous picture.
Mary

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Menno Naber Menno Naber   {K:3570} 10/22/2005
nice work, great composition and sky
Regards Menno

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Mohamed Banna Mohamed Banna   {K:34237} 10/22/2005
congratulations

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Paolo Corradini Paolo Corradini   {K:59552} 10/22/2005
an excellent work..i see only now! award well deserved!

best regards

PAOLO

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JakeLM  JakeLM     {K:3365} 10/22/2005
Simply wonderful work, thanks for your "about"; I love the light in this image.

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Shane O'Neill   {K:3054} 10/22/2005
very dramatic Karsten - congrats on the award

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Thilo Bayer Thilo Bayer   {K:50358} 10/22/2005
Hi Carsten,

I see you at the front page ;-)

congrats again on the well deserved award. Whew, a whopping 930 views, 73 comments and seven faves! extraordinary feedback. this is fun.

best wishes,
Thilo

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Bahram Piri   {K:1377} 10/22/2005
Lovely Place, Nice capture, good luck.
Regards
Bahram

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Rosario Esposito Rosario Esposito   {K:9796} 10/22/2005
Congratulations Carsten. The prize is perfect deserved, optimal the image. Good Bye
-Rosario-

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patrizio napolitano   {K:13119} 10/22/2005
ok Carsten, riconoscimento meritatissimo
complimenti
patrizio

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Tad Cholinski   {K:179} 10/22/2005
great shot... congrats
Tad

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mundh    {K:3974} 9/11/2005
this is an excellent landscape picture, very nice

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Hamed Noori   {K:6805} 9/10/2005
excellent landscape ....

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Golnaz Beheshti   {K:164} 9/10/2005
very good

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Reza Sobhani Reza Sobhani   {K:461} 9/10/2005
Dear Friend
Bravo, Excellent image
as usual
Reza Sobhani /IRAN

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 9/10/2005
congratulations for the today featured comment my friend. have a nice week end
roby

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Dino Lupani Dino Lupani   {K:15142} 9/10/2005
Uno spettacolo della natura splendidamente ripreso ed enfatizzato, per me è eccellente, nelle favorite!!
Ciao

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Linda Imagefree Linda Imagefree   {K:72276} 9/6/2005
I can see why this got an award, it's incredible...just awesome, I won't say anymore...You know I took a picture once using the Cokin P121 soft, and my polarizer circular, and the quality was not that good, can you tell me what I did wrong? Again awesome image and a well deserved award...:):)

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Elsje Fiederelsje Elsje Fiederelsje   {K:6320} 8/19/2005
just FANTASTIC, well done!!!

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Mervo  Mervo     {K:8643} 8/19/2005
Excellent photograph, and thankyou for taking the time to explain how you did it.

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Hamed Noori   {K:6805} 8/19/2005
Excellent landscape ....

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Bart Aldrich   {K:7614} 8/19/2005
Superb!
Congrats

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Oral Erlat Oral Erlat   {K:1930} 8/19/2005
Very very nice shot.Congrats!

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Hakan AKIRMAK Hakan AKIRMAK   {K:15913} 8/19/2005
Excellent work! Congratulations! 7+

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 8/19/2005
congrats my friend for the featured comment!
have a nice dday
roby

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Marco Postiglione   {K:471} 8/19/2005
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it seems to me stay there
great shot
i like the difference between the grey sky and the light green grass

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Lukasz Kuczkowski Lukasz Kuczkowski   {K:14687} 7/30/2005
this is excellent; this shot is so dynamic - I can almost feel the clouds - they are at my hands :-)
well done,
I wsh only there was no forest on the horizon but this is a small issue which does not disturb the view;
really like it
regards
Lukasz

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Kimmy Magino Kimmy Magino   {K:2457} 7/17/2005
Amazing portfolio!!!Really!

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p e t a . p e t a .   {K:18700} 6/19/2005
just gorgeous!

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. .   {K:1787} 6/19/2005
that's really stunning, compliments. can you explain me better how you're using the ND filter ? you used only on the sky shot ? or both ? When you use ND filter you get a underexposed shot and then push the right exposure in RAW converting or you take the right exposure with the ND ? thanks and compliments

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Alessandro Raso   {K:2239} 6/19/2005
fantastico paesaggio,il cielo cupo da al tutto un'atmosfera straordinaria!!!

Ale

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Kiarang Alaei Kiarang Alaei   {K:49415} 6/19/2005
A splendid one specially in Square compoition.very moody and intersting, bravo Carsten/ i would glad if you visit my shots...

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[[dead account]]   {K:6692} 6/19/2005
Your work is utterly amazing.

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Tony Smallman   {K:23858} 6/16/2005
Bad weather = good photos,as this image proves.Nice contrasts here but maybe it would have been better in vertical, eliminating that tree which is almost lost into its background.Good work,regards...tony

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 6/4/2005
fantastic and perfect SC wel deserved it my friend!
best congrats
roby
7+

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Peter De Rycke Peter De Rycke   {K:41212} 5/27/2005
Stunning work Carsten, and thanks to share your working methods ! Peter

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Marco Maresca Marco Maresca   {K:14418} 5/26/2005
Spectacular photo!!!!!

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 5/24/2005
Thilo:
this was a Cokin P121 grad ND (3 stops, hard).
Thanks for stopping by !
Carsten

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Chris Hunter Chris Hunter   {K:25634} 5/21/2005
This came out great Carsten...good effert and great results. I would say this technique is quite good, it has a pretty natural feel.

Chris

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Thilo Bayer Thilo Bayer   {K:50358} 5/18/2005
Hey, SC ;-)

Which ND filter did you use?

Thilo

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no longer a member no longer a member   {K:10557} 5/15/2005
Congratulations, your work is outstanding, as usual. Another superb photograph! 7++

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arwa abdullah   {K:34415} 5/14/2005
WOW! I just read your about!
Your hard work paid off!
A fantastic landscape image congratulations on the staff choice award carsten!!! :)

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Thilo Bayer Thilo Bayer   {K:50358} 5/13/2005
Hi Carsten,

Haven't thought about the usage of ND filter up to now... but your results are quite impressive. the tonal range really seems to be extraordinary.

good landscape compo.

best wishes,

Thilo

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andree lerat andree lerat   {K:17476} 5/11/2005
You have a wonderful eye for perspective. Love the drama in the sky complemented by the simplicity of the landscape. Regards, Andree

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Giovanni Allievi   {K:1052} 5/11/2005
Www-hoooo-a!
I LOVE this one. Great light and contrast here.
Keep up your great work with our trusty 300D!
Regards,
Giovanni.

P.S: You have a great portfolio indeed!

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Antonia BauerleinSehnert   {K:30599} 5/10/2005
Breathtaking. The tones and colors in this are really spot on. The details are glorious. What wonderful open vistas you have around you, and they make for such peaceful yet dramatic imagery. Thanks for the usual wonderful detail in your about. Bravo!!! Antonia

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Barry Wakelin   {K:7838} 5/8/2005
Very atmospheric. The contrast of yellow and black is superb. The flowers draw you through the image to the well placed trees.

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Rosario Esposito Rosario Esposito   {K:9796} 5/6/2005
Inquadratura e saturazione,perfette
-Rosario-

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vito lentini   {K:13130} 5/6/2005
ottima fattura congrt ciao vito+++++++++++

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Peter Godden   {K:745} 5/6/2005
What everyone dreams of: Wild flowers in the foreground, great depth, great sky, great FOV and a wonderful feel to the shot. Qiute simply I love it. Gotta get my ND!
regards
Peter

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Girish Chonkar   {K:6903} 5/6/2005
Well composed and great skyscape and landscape.

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Mary Brown   {K:71879} 5/6/2005
As before, I like to read about your process. I canm't do those things but it is intersting to see what can be done. I love your result. The picture is so dynamic.
Mary
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Fadel J Fadel J   {K:13974} 5/6/2005
Another massive sky with great drama and beautiful colors Carsten! I experimented before with a ND filter and reached the same hand holding conclusion :)

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Alex Rocchi   {K:5679} 5/5/2005
Very very very good.... Impressive sky. I like it very much. Good work.

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Giorgio Goretti   {K:15471} 5/5/2005
Excellent Carsten,
great shot, great colors.
Thanks for the technical explainations also.
Congratulations!

cheers

Giorgio

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Francesco Martini   {K:12249} 5/5/2005
excellent landscape..beautiful sky!!!!

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patrizio napolitano   {K:13119} 5/5/2005
ottima immagine e molto efficace nel riprendere la forza della natura
patrizio

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Kees and Carolyn    {K:15193} 5/5/2005
Powerful image, very striking! I love the contrast between the sky and ground. Spectacular photo!
Carolyn

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Fabio Ficola   {K:10466} 5/5/2005
Harsten this is a damn good work.
Thank you for your explanation about the vertical panorama, you've got the best of
the dramatic sky and of the field.

Congrats and thank for sharing. Fabio

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Chris Spracklen   {K:32552} 5/5/2005
Wonderful landscape, Carsten, with your usually excellent exposure and d.o.f.
Best regards, Chris

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Bob Aldridge Bob Aldridge   {K:14758} 5/5/2005
Another stunning image from you Carsten, this is an Amazing Spring capture well done!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats.Bob Aldridge.

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C.A.  Mikulice C.A.  Mikulice   {K:13300} 5/5/2005
Nice photo, Carsten-- I love the contrast of the dark clouds and the brillance of the flowers in the foreground.

Thanks for your comments on my Mono Lake pic...

christine

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Debarshi Duttagupta Debarshi Duttagupta   {K:26815} 5/5/2005
Stunning landscape.

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Hani Ghayhab   {K:3723} 5/5/2005
Amazing...

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Joggie van Staden Joggie van Staden   {K:41700} 5/5/2005
Outstanding landscape with a dramatic sky, well saturated colours and beautiful foreground. Excellent stitching job. Deserves a higher rating - full marks from me.
Joggie

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Suzie Hansen   {K:991} 5/5/2005
What a good eye you have and an deft touch in PS! I can actually feel the grandeur that must have been in the air! Even without the trees it has wonderful perspective, but the trees are a such a standout against the background that I'm glad you caught them in the shots. Very well done!

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Zannoni Matteo   {K:12211} 5/5/2005
un cielo straordinario,

Pa ce e salute, M.

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ellie photos   {K:1583} 5/5/2005
Beautiful work

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 5/5/2005
I just thought maybe a little more blue in the sky would create a nice contrast to the yellow flowers. Not sure if it would look to colorsfull overall then.

Es sollen ja Farbbilder sein, nicht Buntbilder :)

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NN  NN     {K:26787} 5/5/2005
Excellent! One possibility is to present this scene vertically, with the left part of the image and just one of the trees - at the same time cropped a tad at the bottom. What do you think?

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 5/5/2005
Michele, thanks for dropping by ! I used a Cokin grad ND8 (3 stops), handheld because of the already stacked on polarizer

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Carsten Ranke   {K:14476} 5/5/2005
David, thanks for stopping by ! Saturation in the sky, hmm... I made this shot today, we have really dark clouds here now. As I wrote in the about, I tried to get a natural feeling with the grad ND. Looking out of my window, I see great dark clouds - perhaps I should go out again ;-)

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Ali Chehade Ali Chehade   {K:792} 5/5/2005
veryyyy nice and creative .. and colors are fantastic .. and contrst is very nice

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Michele Berti   {K:14921} 5/5/2005
striking simplicity!
striking photograph!
which ND have u used?

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David Hofmann   {K:22223} 5/5/2005
very beautiful Carsten, very dramatic as always but at the same time it looks very natural and relaxing. Really wonderful to sit there and enjoy it.

I think I might play a little with the saturation on the sky only.

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Mark Sherman   {K:15669} 5/5/2005
What an awesome shot, your hard work doesn't show and looks very very natural.

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L B.   {K:13965} 5/5/2005
Wonderfull, again. You have got really really impressing shots of landscapes. This one again proofs you're quality. The colours are wonderfull, the composition is excellent. I really like the yellow colours in contrast with the dark (at some places black) sky. An excellent picture, again!

Greets,
Lex.

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m . m .   {K:2569} 5/5/2005
Wonderful shot, colors and coposition. This landscape is really great!.

congratulations,

m

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Roberto Okamura   {K:22851} 5/5/2005
Excellent landscape Carsten!!
Very beautiful heavy sky and flowered plantation!
Congrats!
Roberto.

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Rob Graziano Rob Graziano   {K:6678} 5/5/2005
Man Carsten How I like your work...I had been wondering where you were...hadn't see you post in a while... Great shot! I still have to learn even a 10th of what you know!

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